Hood-Anderson Farm
Why it's listed
Hood-Anderson Farm occupies 138 acres on both sides of Old Battle Bridge Road near Eagle Rock in eastern Wake County. It is what remains of a 364-acre tract William Henry Hood bought in 1837. The centerpiece is a two-story house of about 1839 that blends Federal and Greek Revival features, with a porch added in 1917. Nearby are an 1854 general store and post office, a one-room dwelling, a two-room tenant or slave house, a 1912 barn, tobacco barns, a smokehouse, garages and a family cemetery. Sites include a cotton gin, a blacksmith shop, a dam on Buffalo Creek and a remnant of the old Tarboro Road. The farm is significant as an unusually complete antebellum agricultural complex. Its buildings and landscape trace the shift from slave-worked cotton to cotton and tobacco farming by the Anderson family, and through the Depression years. The store is noted as the only antebellum store building known to survive in the county, and several sites may yield archaeological information.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents the farm as an exceptionally complete antebellum agricultural complex that also documents later cotton and tobacco farming through the 1940s. It includes an 1854 general store and post office described as the only antebellum store building known to survive in the county, plus tenant/slave housing and archaeological sites. It is listed under Criteria A, C and D for agriculture, social history, architecture and archeology.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 99000509, listed April 29, 1999. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Old Battle Bridge Rd., 0.4 mi. S of jct. with Old Tarboro Rd., Eagle Rock |
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| County | Wake County |
| Listed | April 29, 1999 |
| Reference number | 99000509 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca. 1830s-1948 |
| Architect / builder | Hood, William Henry |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Social History, Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Several buildings are in fair or poor condition, with vandalism damage to the main house windows. The barn and a 1930 tobacco barn are in good condition. Tobacco is still grown in the fields, and a tenant lives on the property in a mobile home. |
| Acreage | 138 |
| Coordinates | 35.79912, -78.40701 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 99000509.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5897403
- This listing as JSON
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